Moss Vale High School

Moss Vale High School is a government-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school, located in Moss Vale, a town in the Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia.

Moss Vale High School
Location
Moss Vale, Southern Highlands, New South Wales

Australia
Coordinates34°33′10″S 150°23′07″E
Information
TypeGovernment-funded co-educational comprehensive secondary day school
MottoTruth and Honour
Established1963 (1963)
School districtWollondilly; Regional South
Educational authorityNew South Wales Department of Education
PrincipalPatrica Holmes
Teaching staff54.9 FTE (2018)[1]
Years7-12
Enrolment647[1] (2018)
Campus typeRegional
Colour(s)Navy blue, red and white    
SloganInnovation, Opportunity, Connection, Inspiring Success
Websitemossvale-h.schools.nsw.gov.au

Established in 1963, the school enrolled approximately 650 students in 2018, from Year 7 to Year 12; six percent identified as Indigenous Australians and six percent were from a language background other than English.[1] The school is operated by the NSW Department of Education; the principal is Patrica Holmes, and deputy principals are Mathew Carlyon and Latitia Summers.

Overview

The school's catchment area is drawn from the towns of Moss Vale, Bundanoon and Robertson; and the villages of Burrawang, Avoca, Wildes Meadow and Fitzroy Falls, Sutton Forest, Exeter, Penrose and Wingello, and surrounding rural areas.[2]

Houses

Moss Vale is divided into four houses, BELMORE (yellow), CARRINGTON (red), GIBRALTAR (blue), MORTON (green). These houses complete against one another during in-house athletics and swimming carnivals.

Principals
  • Robert McKenzie: 1974–1980
  • Ron Watkins: 1981–1990
  • Phillip Crampton: 1991–2001
  • James McAlpine: 2001–2008
  • Suzanne Williams: 2008–2012
  • Peter Macbeth: 2013–2015
  • Patricia Holmes: 2016–present

Subjects

Moss Vale High School offers a large range of subjects. It specialises in agriculture and as the school has close links with the Moss Vale Institute of TAFE, with many subjects offered as vocational education and training courses, including metalwork and food technology. The school is also known for its extensive creative and performing arts. The school puts on term “CAPA”(creative and performing arts) concerts which showcase the schools amazing music, drama and art students.

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Moss Vale High School, Moss Vale, NSW: School profile". My School. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  2. Department of Education & Training Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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